NJSMason{at}googlemail.com wrote:
> Julian,
> 
> Thanks for your advice, I was wondering about the States myself. Does
> anyone know what the power requirements of an Apple IIe are (current,
> voltage etc)? I can buy a 110->240VAC converter from Maplins here in
> the UK, but:
> 
> a)  The maximum wattage is fairly limited, if I recall correctly.
> b)  The mains frequency will still be 50hz (I think) rather than the
> 60hz as expected by a USA machine.
> 
> Sorry if this is a daft question, I have no experience at all with a
> real Apple machine.

It may help to know that a //e with no cards plugged in requires
less than five watts of power.  If the power supply is 80% efficient,
that translates to about six watts at the mains (neglecting the pretty
bad power factor ;-).

For a //e, the power requirements are determined almost entirely
by any hot cards that are installed.

Since 50W 220v->110v transformers are common, you shouldn't have
any problems unless you are planning on adding a *lot* of power-
hungry cards.

-michael

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